Die for setting chevron-stripes.



R. LOEB.

Patented July 23, 1918.

UNITED STA'Iilfi PATENT QFFICE.

RUDOLF LOEB, or JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

DIE FOR SETTING CHEVRON-STRIPES.

Application filed March 28, 1918.

' To all whom it may concern:

means for setting in precise order the stripes or marks used upon chevrons for the purpose of distinguishing the rank of the wearer. These chevrons are worn by enlisted men of'the Army and Navy, and the number of the stripes carried by the chevrons is indicative of rank.

In order that the chevrons may present a neat appearance, it is necessary that the stripes be applied in proper position with respect to the longitudinal axis of the chevron and also in a proper position with respect to each other.

The object of my invention is to provide means for efiecting a pro 301 setting of the stripe with reference to the chevron.

These and other features of my invention are more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a pers ective view of a chevron setting die emboc ying my invention.

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view, and

Fig. 3, is a View of an Army chevron having stripes indicating the rank of sergeant.

As a prerequisite to the proper setting of the stripes with respect to the chevrons upon which they are mounted, such stripes must be cut to the size and shape in a very particular manner, and prior to cutting, the cloth from which the stripes are formed has one surface, the back of course, coated with rubber, rubber cement or any similar composition that may be affected by heat to cause the stripe to adhere to the surface of the chevron when these two parts are brought into engagement with each other.

The setting die comprises a base 1, having a plurality of upstanding posts or projections 2 intermediate its ends, which posts are shaped like the respective chevron .stripe. Overlying this structure and having its wall cut away at 3 to register with the posts 2, is a plate 4:; its upper surface being recessed at 5 to receive the chevron and normally Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Serial No. 225,378.

supported by springs 6 in such position that the surface of this recessed wall will lie a slight distance above the posts 2 carried by the base member 1. These parts are preferably disposed with respect to each other so that displacement of one with respect to the other cannot occur, and for this purpose the top plate and base are socketed at 7 and 8 for the reception of the springs.

WVhen the structure is assembled, as is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the operator lays the chevron stripes in the recesses formed by the top of the posts 2 and the recessed surface of thetop plate, with the cement side uppermost. The recess in the top of the cap piece has ends shaped exactly like the chevron; hence the operator has only to position the chevron at one end or the other, as the case may be, to insure proper positioning of the stripe or stripes with reference thereto. The chevron is then placed over the stripe (or stripes) in the recess (or recesses) of the top plate, being positioned at either end of said recess, depending upon the position the stripe (or stripes) is (or are) to bear to the top or bottom of the chevron, and then a hot iron is applied to the top plate over the chevron. The weight of the iron is usually suflicient, but if the operator desires she may add the pressure of the hand to lower said iron on top of the chevron, thereby bringing it into positive contact with the stripes and softening the rubber or rubber cement to an extent suflicient to cause the stripes to adhere to the chevron. By this means the stripes will be mathematically positioned on the chevron, both with reference to the longitudinal axis of the same as well as to each other. After this has been done, the stripe or stripes may be permanently attached to the chevron by sewing the same thereto.

In the case of the Army chevrons where the chevron and stripes are of the same color, this sewing is usually directly adjacent the edge of the stripes which otherwise have a raw edge. In practice, however, this is not objectionable, and the rubber or rubber cement assists in holding the edges of the chevron against fraying.

In the case of the Navy chevrons, red stripes are usually placed upon blue cloth, and after they are properly positioned with respect to the chevron and each other the edges are overstitched to avoid any danger of fraying and to give the structure a neat appearance.

It will be understood, of course, that while reference is made to the use of this structure for the purpose of setting chevron stripes, it may be employed for applyingpieces of one fabric to another under any .and all conditions where the precise placing of the applied pieces with reference to the material upon which they are applied is desired. 3

' I claim:

. 1. The combination with a base member having a post, aplate overlying said base member and apertured in registry'with and for the passage of said post, article positioning means carried by said plate, and means said plate with r of apertured in registry with and of the same contour as said'posts, article positioning means carried by said plate, and means for yieldingly supporting said plate with respect to the base.

4. The combination with a base member having a plurality of posts with upper faces in the same plane, a plate fitting over said base member and having its upper face re-.

cessed and the wall thereof apertured in,

registry with said posts, and springs. for yieldingly supporting the plate with re,- spect to the base. V

6. The combination of a base member having a plurality of posts with upper faces in the same plane, a plate overlying said base member; said plate having its upper face recessed and the wall thereof apertured for the passage of the posts carried by the base member, and springs at the corners of the structure and disposedbetween said base and top plate; said members being socketed to receive the springs and the latter serving to support the plate'with its re: cessed surface normally abovethe plane of the upper faces of the posts.

'RUDOLF LOEB.

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' Washington, D. 0. 

